In 2022, the total life expectancy at birth in Latin America & the Caribbean increased by 1.6 years (+2.22 percent) compared to 2021. In total, the life expectancy at birth amounted to 73.75 years in 2022. This increase was preceded by a declining life expectancy at birth. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years the average newborn is expected to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of birth do not change thereafter.
According to the source, Latin America and the Caribbean comprise the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Latin America & Caribbean: Life expectancy at birth from 2011 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/699073/life-expectancy-at-birth-in-latin-america-and-caribbean/
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World Bank. (2024). Latin America & Caribbean: Life expectancy at birth from 2011 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/699073/life-expectancy-at-birth-in-latin-america-and-caribbean/
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